Which to use
“fijo” and “frito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,844
- “fijo” frequency rank
- #13,252
- “frito” frequency rank
- 17096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fijo | frito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está bien atado, apretado o asegurado. | Que ha sido cocinado en aceite hirviendo, manteca o grasa muy caliente. |
Where the eye mixes fijo and frito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fijo vs frito
A purely visual mix-up. fijo ([ˈfixo]) and frito ([ˈfɾit̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fijo is recorded at frequency rank #3,844, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfixo]. frito is at rank #13,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɾit̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17096, this pair ranks #273,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fijo vs frito
Shared letters: fio. Private to "fijo": j. Private to "frito": rt.
"fijo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "frito" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fijo" and "frito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fijo" or "frito" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fijo" and "frito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fijo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fijo" and "frito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friso vs frito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #273,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.